(MANILA BULLETIN)
Of the new cases, five were contact traced, while five were traced through expanded testing.
CHSO said the latest fatalities were both men, 85 and 75 years old, that added to the total of 94 fatalities in the city.
There are still 535 actives cases, and 4,265 recoveries out of the 4,894 confirmed cases, as of January 28.
CHSO Chief Dr. Rowena Galpo said they were standing by their report that there were only 18 cases on January 27 and swore by the integrity of their data on COVID-19 cases.
“We maintain that our data are accurate since these come from the ground and are subjected to validations. We have always maintained transparency in our reporting of cases as emphasized by our city mayor from the very start,” Galpo said.